Welt-beating machine.



F. H. PERRY.

WELT BEATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED DEC. 26. 1911. RENEWED MAR. 16.1915.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

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F. H. PERRY.

- wen BEATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 26, 19H. RENEWED MAR. 16, 1915. 7 1,164,858, Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

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F. H. PERRY.

WELT BEATING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 05c. 26. 1911. RENEWED MAR. 16, 1915.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

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FREDERICK PERRY, F BEVERLY,'MASSACHUSETTS, AssIeNOR 020' UNITED s'HoE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF-PATERS'ON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

wEn T-B EAzrmcrivrAcHINE.

- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 21, 1915,

Application filed December 2e, 1911, Serial No. 667,624. Re11 eweii March 16,1915. Serial No. 14,770.

tains-to make and use the same.

This invention relates to welt beating machines. I a j I a In the manufacture of welted'shoes the welt after being attached to the upper and insole is subjected to a beating out operation.

in order to cause it to liefiat in substantially the plane of the insole. Since the inner and Outer edges of'the Welt areequal in length, the outer portion of the welt is often drawn inwardly after the welt is attached to the insole, particularly about conveXly curved portions -of the.sole such as the toe, causing a welt to warp or wrinkle. It is therefore necessary to stretch the 'outer edge of'the welt considerably in order to cause all ortions of the welt to lie the plane of the insole. The tension exertedby thefouter portion or edge ofthe welt during the beat-' ing operation, as heretofore performed, compresses the welt laterally and Inakesit n'arrower and thicker, especially att-he portions of the shoe having a sharply convex curvature, thereby causing irregularities and unevenness in the completed work. a

One object of the present invention is to produce a weltbeating machine by which the welt may be beaten out flat in substantially the plane of the insole in a more rapid and efficient manner than could be 'done heretofore.

Afurther object is to produce a welt beating machine by which .the welt may be stretched or extended in the directionof its width during the beating out operation so as to obviate the narrowingand thickening of the welt'at curved portions of the sole.

\Vith the above objects in view one feature of the invention contemplates the provision in a welt beatingrm achine; of one or more beating elements arranged to moveinto engageinent with the welt and thereafterto move Over the Welt in rubbing contact therewithand means constructed and arranged wise of the welt and in the best form of the invention which has yet been devised the facesof' the welt beating elements are constructed to form widthwise of the welt series.

of corrugations extending longitudinally of the welt, or, in the general direction of its edges. By the alternate indenting and smoothing out of the welt, the wrinkles and irregularities are removed fro-m the leather, the welt'is stretchedto a greater degree than heretoforeso as to cause it to lie flat in the plane of the insole. By forming the indentations in series widthwise of the welt and thereafter smoothing out the indentations, the welt is extended or stretched particularly in the direction of its width thereby avoiding the thickening and narrowing of thlewelt at sharply curved portions of the s 0e.

Further features of the invention consist of certain constructions, arrangements and combinations of parts, the advantages of which will be obvious to those skilled in the art from the following description.

In the drawings illustrating the invention in{ the'best form at present known to the inventor, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a welt beating-machine embodying the invention, a portion thereof being shown in section; Fig. 2 is a plan of the machine with a portion of the upper casing removed to more clearly: show the structure; Fig. 3 is a frontelevation of the machine; Fig. 4 is a detail rear elevation of the rotary head with.

the beating elements attached thereto; F g- 5 is, asection taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4: Fig. 6 is a' diagrammatic view of the seriesfof beating elementsillustrating the formation and arrangement of the welt beating faces thereof; and Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view of a series of beating 'elements the beating faces of which are modithreaded and is adjusted vertically in the bore 18 by'meansof'an adjusting nut-24:

fied in form and arrangement.

' The machine illustrated in the drawings comprises a rotary head or carrierindicated' at 1 on which is mounted a series of beating elements or hammers for beating out' the welt. The head is mountedupon a shaft 2 journaled in a frame 3 which is supported "by" a table 4 formed on the base.5 ofthe machine, the said shaft being provided with the usual. band wheel 6. The rotary head com-- prises a'flanged disk 7 secured to the shaft2 and a second flanged disk 8 secured to the disk 7 The beating elements'or hammers indicated individually at 9 and 10 are pivot= ed between the flanges of the disks 7 and 8 uponpivot pins 11! These beating elements are provided with heavy heads remote from their pivotal points formed with welt beats ing faces for engagement with the welt. The said elements are pivoted at points eccentric to their masses so that upon rotating the head 1- the heads of the beating elements .are thrown outwardly by centrifugal force carrying the welt beating faces of'theheadsbeyond the peripheries of the disks? and 8.

The outward or radial movement of the heads of the beating elements or hammers is -limited by shoulders 12 formed on the sides ofeach element to engage annular flanges 13 and 14 formed respectively on the disks 7 and 8. By this arrangement the beating elements act in a direction oblique to the surface of the stock and deliver a sliding blow to the stock. The usual welt heating" or flattening out action is primarily produced by the impact of the beating elements as they.

strike the work. On account of the large mass of the, heads of the beating elements:

and the eccentric location of their-pivotal points, the beating elements do not readily. rebound from the surface of the work although they yieldsufiiciently to prevent in-' jury to the work. After the first impact, the beating element continues its forward movement in contact, with the welt. This move-' ment exerts a pull on the'welt as the heating element advances over its face.

The welt support for supporting the weltagainst the action of the heating elements is indicated at 15. This supportcomprises a welt supporting head 16 eccentrically mounted on a shank 17 and extending forwardly from the shank, the forward edge of the head being thinned to extend into the welt crease and support the welt close to the-upper. The shank 17 is arranged to slide vertically in a bore 18 formed in the for-I wardly projecting portion 19 of theflframe and with a threaded stem 20 upon the extremity of which is threaded an adjusting nut 21. A coil spring 22 surrounds the'up per portion of said stem and engages at its extremities theshank 17 and a collar 23 surrounding said "stem to yielding'lysupport the head 16. The collar 23 is exteriorly threaded on the collar and held in a slot in the portion 19 of the frame, the said collar being held from turning movement by pins 25 working in a groove in said collar; By

manipulating the nuts 21 and. 24 the heightof the head 16 and the tension of the spring 22 maybe adjusted as desired. The welt is 'supported on the surface of the head 16 and the support extending into the welt crease and the; rotary-head is in theposition illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the plane'of rotation of the rotary head will be substantially When the shoe is supported in'normal position on the welt sup-. port with the forward edge of the head of parallel to the length of the portion ofthe welt on thewelt support.

blows are delivered by the beating elementsoblique to'the surface of the welt and in the direction of its length at the point of opera-V tions of welt extending about curved portions of the sole which tend to become narrowed and thickened during thebeating operation. In the present invention provision is made for the adjustment of the heating elements to direct the blows delivered by said elements in directions transverse to the welt so that the drag or pull is exerted by the beating elements in directions transverse to or widthwiseof the welt, thereby stretching the welt in the direction of its width,

The beating elements are preferably ar-. ranged for adjustment to vary the angular direction of the blows delivered by the said:

elements with relation to the length of the welt so that the width extending action of.

Therefore the' the heating elements may be varied. In the I present embodiment of the inventionprovision is made for .the' adjustment of the the welt, to direct the blows delivered by the heaters in directions transverse to theweltf.

In order to provide for this adjustment of,

the rotary head a depending arc-shaped f tongue 26 dovetailin-crosssection is forined-- on theiframe 3"which supportsthe shaft-2,

the center of the arc of said groove being F- taken in. or adjacent -'to the surface of the welt supporting head;v v

Thetable 4: upon'which the frame 3 is supported is provided with a-dovetail groove 27 curved to correspond with'the-curvature of the tongue 26in which groove the-said tonguev is received- The frame-3 may be adjusted in different angularpositions to vary the angular position of the plane of: rotation of the rotary head with relationto the length of the welt by sliding .the frame 3 across the-table 4, thesaid frame being guided in its movements the: tongue andgroove. COHIIQOUOII between the frame-and table. In order to adjustthelframevon the table. a treadle operated mechanism is provided for moving the frame to different angular positions. Said mechanism comprises a shaft-28 journaled in the base below the; frame and provided with a worm wheeli29 which meshes with a series of teeth '30 formed on a rack31 securedto theframe- 3.

The shaft 28 is rotated by meansof a gear segment 32 mounted on a rockshaft 33and meshing with a pinion 3-iLcarried-by the shaft 28. The rock shaft 33 is operated by. suitable connections fromtreadles 34: and 35, 4

" said connections consisting of an armv '36 attached to the shaft 33 and connected with: both treadles 34 and 35 by a link-37 and a pin 38 which passes through the extremityof said link and engages bothof said 'treadles. The treadle' 3% is. pivoted-on-a "shaft 39'at a point between the pin 38 and the forward portion of the treadle to which the foot is applied. The treadle 35, on the other-hand, is pivoted ona shaft 40 at a I point such that the pin 38 is located between said shaft and the forward portion of the treadle to which the foot is applied. Bymeans' of the treadles 34 and 35 and "theabove described connections therefrom :to

the shaft 33 theframe-3 and the rotaryhead may be moved angula-rlyin either direction to position the rotary headso that its plane of rotation is oblique to the length'ofthe" welt and the head may be adjusted to rotate in a plane more or less oblique tothe length of the welt as desiredby varying the extent y of depressionof the treadle. The rock shaft is held in a position to maintain the frame 3 and the rotary-headinits' normal centralposition shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 by means of a plunger 41 mounted to slide. in a guide in the frameand actuatedby a coil-spring 5&2. The head43 of the plunger. engages apair of rolls 44 attached'to'the rock shaft 33 and arranged so that the shaft '1 is held by the engagement of the-head of the plunger with the-rolls in the central poi sition-shownin Fig. 1. Whenever during the beating operation it is desired to stretch port.

.For this reason, in addition to the beating maintain the bottom of the welt crease continuously against theedge of the welt supportthereby assisting the operator inhold ing-the shoe. a By the transverse rubbing action of the heaters the welt is smoothed out transversely and stretched in a direction awayfrom the upper to an. extent depending on the angle at-which the heaters move over the.welt.- The pull on the welt exerted by the heaters also hasthe effect of drawing the inseam snugly down to the last bottom.

Ordinarily in adjusting the heaters so that they operate-in a direction transverse to the welt. it is desirable to cause the heaters to move over the welt in a direction away from the .upper.

I It often happens particularly when a light insole or one of, inferior quality isiemployed that after the inseam is sewed irregularities appear at certain points-there- 1n due to the pulling of the leather along the seam away from the last during the sewing. operation. .It is therefore often. desirable at certain portions of the welt to cause thebeating elements to strike the welt transversely and move over the same in a direc tion toward the upper so that the said ele-' ments will exert a rubbing action on the welt in a direction transverse thereto and toward the upper to bringthe' inseam back to its. proper position with relation to the last. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention this action may besecured by depressing the .treadle 34c and thereby swinging the frame 3 .to the leftx(Fig. 2) and locating the plane of rotation in a position oblique to the length of the portion of the welt on the welt sup- In this position of the rotary head the beating elements first engage the welt at its outer edge and move obliquely across the welt toward the upper.

Inorder to relieve the tension on the outer portion of the welt particularly about the toe and other curved portions of the sole so that the welt may be beaten out properly,

it is-neoessary in some instances to slit or slash the welt at certain points so as to permit-those portions of the welt in which the slashes are made to stretch or elongate.

elements for beating out the welt, welt slitting knives are secured to the periphery of the rotary'head-for slittingthe welt in the.

manner to be hereinafter described.-

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the welt slitting knives indicated at 45 are mounted on the heads of the'diametricallyiopposedlbeating elements 10. To provide for mounting the knives .tllGIGOIl the beating elements 10 are each Constructed inv two parts indicated at '46 and 47 .(Fig. 5), said parts being formed with opposed recesses for the reception of the supporting shank or block l8 upon which the slitting knife is mounted. The knife is held in the head of the heating element by a screw 49' which passes through a perforation'in the part 47 and a.registering perforation inthe knife supporting block and is screwedinto the part 46. The block L8 is thereby clamped securely between theparts 46- and 4:7. The Welt slitting knife is preferably arranged to project a distance beyondthe welt beating face ofthe beating element such'that it will out only partially through the welt. The welt is slashed by the" welt slitting knives and beaten out by the welt beatingfaces of the knife carrying beaters simultaneously;

The heads of the beating-elements lOare normally held withdrawn within the peripheries of the disks 7 and 8 so that the said beating elements and the welt slitting knives carried thereby are normally held out of operation. To maintain the heads of the elements l0-normally. withdrawn within the peripheries of the disks 7 and 8, rearwardly V projecting lugs 50 are formed on the beating elementslO which are engaged by forwardlyprojecting lugs 51 formed on an annular member 52 mounted to slide toward and; from the disk 7 on guide rods or bolts 53v secured in the said disk. The lugs 51 are provided with beveled faces 54: which are brought into engagement with beveled faces 55 on the lugs 50 upon forward movement of the member 52 and the heads of the beating elements 10 are thereby'withdrawn within the peripheries of the disks. The heads of the said beating elements 10 are thereafter held in withdrawnpos'ition by the en-i gagement of the faces 56 of the lugs 50 with the faces 57 of the lugs 51.

The annular member 52 is moved toward and'from the disk 7 to withdraw the beating their forward extremities with rolls 59 which operate in a'groove 60 formed in the periphery of the member 52.; Atransverse rock shaft 61' is mounted in the frame be' low the shaft 2 and apair of arms 62 are at- 'tached to the saidshaft and are connected at their respective extremities with the slides 58 by means of pins 63 'passing'through" slots in the extremities of the arms 58 and secured to the slides. The rock shaft61 is operated by suitable: connections from astructure illustrated, of an arm 65 attached treadle 64,-said connections con'sisting' in the, r

to said shaft and a rod-66having a universal connection at one extremitywiththe arm 65 and at the other .Wltllthfl treadle. In order.

to-hold the beating'elements 10 and the -knives; 45 normal-ly'withdrawn within the peripheries of the disks? and 8 a. coil spring 67 is attached at one extremity to the arm 65 v and at the other to an 'adjustable'eye-bolt 68 mounted in a bracket 69. The said bolt is adjusted to vary'the tension on the spring j by adjusting the nut 70 threaded thereon;

When the Welt is slashed or slitted in order l.

to. relieve the tension on, the outer portion thereof sothat the welt may be beaten out in a satisfactory manner, itis desirable that the slits be made at an angle to the length of the welt in order'that-the outer portionof the welt may be permitted to stretchin the direction of the length of the welt at the points at whichthe' slashes are made. 1 The treadles 64: and 35 are in adjacent positions so that both treadles may beidepressed si- '90 of therotary head; in-a position oblique to multaneouslyyto locatefthe plane "of rotation the length of the weltand to operatethe;

annular member 52 to permit the welt-slit.-- ting knives to be, thrown into, operation. When the treadles 64: and 35 are depressed the Welt'slitting knives are thrown into operation and on account of the oblique disposi- 7 tion of the rotaryhead with relation to the welt on the welt support, the slashes or slits made by the welt slitting knives will be formed at an angle tothe length of the welt.

Referring now. to. the diagrammatic illustration of the two series of beating elements in Figs. 6 and 7 in the series illustrated in. Fig. 6; the beaters are indicatedat a Z), 03d,

e and), of which thebeaters c and f are knife carrying beaters and are therefore normally maintained out of operation. -Ofthe I remaining heaters in the series, the beaters a and dare, provided with elevations on their.

weltengaging' faces, these-elevations pref- 1 V erably consisting of parallel ridges extending inadirection parallel with theplane of i i rotation ofthe beaters. Therefore, during the rotationof the rotary head or carrier, inasmuch as the knife carrying beaters are z'maintained out, of operation, the weltis sub-1 jected alternately'to theaction-of the beatersv provided with ridged and plane faces which operate to indent and smooth outthewelt alternately. In the present embodiment of the inventiontheindentations are formed in j seriesacross or widthwise of the welt'and consist-of parallel grooves extending in the general direction of the length of the welt at-v the point. of operation. In the series of beaters-illustrated in Fig. .7 consisting of-beaters a, b, 0', 03-, e and f, the beaters ,0 and f are knife carrying beaters and are therefore of its acting face, while the acting face of the beater e is plane. The ridges upon the faces of the heaters a ,'b' and d extend in a direction parallel with the plane of rotation of the heaters and the series of heaters is arranged sothat the ridge on the face of the beater a is adjacent the forward portion of the rotary head. During the rotation of the rotary carrier, since the knife carrying apparatus are maintained out of' operation, the welt will be alternately indented and smoothed out by the action of'the beaters a, b, 0 and the beater 6 respectively. Each of the heaters a, b, and 6 forms a groove in the surface-of the welt and therefore the combined action of these beaters is to form across or widthwiseof the welta series of parallel grooves extending in the general direction of the length of the welt after which the welt is smoothed out by the smooth face of the beater 6'. Therefore, as in the series of beaters illustrated in Fig. 6, the heaters a, b, d and 6 act to corrugate and smooth out the welt alternately. Each of the elevations on the welt beating faces of the beaters forms an indentation in the welt at the point at which it is brought into engagement with the same-and the welt is thereby pressed out, made thinner and stretched at this point to a greater degree than could be done by a beater acting throughout the width of the welt. After a series of indentations are formed in the welt .the indentations are smoothed out by the action of the smooth faced beater.

By the successive indenting and smoothing out of the welt the welt is stretched to a greater degree than could be done in the ordinary beating operation as heretofore practised so that the outer edge of the welt isextended sufficiently to cause the welt to lie flat in i the plane of the insole. By the formation of the series of indentations widthwise ofthe welt and'the subsequent smoothing out of the same, the welt'is stretched particularly in the direction of its width and thethickening and narrowing of the welt at the curved portions of the shoe is obviated. Owing to the arrangement of the beating elements a, b and d, as illustrated in Fig. 7 the welt is indented progressively from its inner to its outer edge thereby stretching and smoothing the welt from its inner edge outwardly and extending the samein a direction away from the upper.

Although the invention as illustrated is embodied in a. machine for beating out welts,

certainifeatures thereof may be applied to other machines particularly to machines for pounding or beating out other portions, of a shoe.

It is tovbe understood that the invention is not limited to the specific construction. and arrangement'of parts of the illustrated embodiment but that these constructions and arrangements may be changed and modified without departing from the broader features of the invention. I

Having explained the nature and object of the invention and having specifically described one form of the mechanism in which it may be embodied, what is claimed is:

1. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a series of heating elements arranged tobe brought into successive engagement with the welt and constructed'to. form indentations in the welt and to smooth out the indentations alternately, and

means to operate the beatingelements.

2. A welt beating machine'having, incombination, a welt support, and a series of beating elements arranged to be brought into successive engagement with the welt, certain of said elements being formed to indent the welt at one or more points widthwise of the same, and other of said elements being arranged to engage the welt throughout its width and formed to smooth out the indentations.

3. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, and a series of beating elements arranged to be brought into successive engagement with the welt and constructed to form indentations in the welt progressively and thereafter to smooth out the indentations.

' 4:. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, and a series of beating elements arranged to be brought into successive engagement with the welt and constructed to form indentations in the welt progressively in the direction of its width and thereafter to smooth out the indentations.

5. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, and a series of beating elements arranged to be brought into successive engagement with the welt and formed to indent the welt progressively from its inner to its outer edge and thereafter to smooth out the indentations.

6. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a series of beating elements having welt heatingfaces of different conformations arranged to be brought into successive engagement with the welt and means to operate the beating elements.

7. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a series of beating elements having welt beating faces of different conformations in successive beaters arbeating elements.

ranged to be brought into successive engagement with thewelt and means to operate the .into successive engagement with: 'theiwelt and means to throw certain of sa1d beaters' out of operation.--

9. A welt beating mach ne having, in combination', a welt'support, a. series of beating elements arranged to-be brought into successive eng-agement with the welt and constructed to form corrugations in the welt and to smooth out the corrugations alternately and means to operate said beating elements.

- 10. A weltbeating machine having, :in combination, a welt support, a series of beating elements arranged to be brought into successive engagement with the welt and having welt beating faces constructed to form corrugations in the welt progressively in the direction of its width and thereafter to smooth out the corrugations and means to operate said beating elements. 11. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a series of beating elements'arranged to be brought into successive engagement with the welt and having welt beating faces constructed to form corrugations in the welt progressively from its inner to its outer edge and there after to smooth out the corrugations and meansto operate said beating elements. V

' 12. A welt beating machine having, 'in

combination, a welt support, a rotary head,

a series of welt beating hammers carried by said head,.certainof said hammers having ridges-formed on their welt beating faces .in progressive arrangement in successive beaters and others of said hammers having smooth welt beating faces to corrugate the welt progressively and thereafter to smooth out the same.

'13. A welt beating machine having, in combination, av welt support, a rotary head, and a series of welt beating hammers carried by said head, certain of said hammers having ridges formed on their welt beating faces in progressive arrangement from the front to the rear'of said head in successive heaters and others of said hammers having smooth welt beating faces to corrugate the 14:. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a rotary head,

a welt beater carried by said head and a Welt slitting knife mounted to rotate with the head and arranged with its edge substantially parallel with the plane of rotation of the head. 15. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a rotary head,

a series of welt beating hammers carried by said head,'fw'elt slitting knives arranged with their ,edges' substantially parallel with the plane of rotation of said head carried by said head, means to hold said knives nor: mally out'of operation and means to actuate to be'thro'w'n into operation.

a series of beaters'foarried by said head,

lease of said manually operable means.

17. A weltbeating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a rotary head,

a series of beaters carried by said'head, elt

slitting knives carried by said'head, supsaid last named means to permit the knives i 16. A weltbeating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a'rotary head,"

welt slitting knives arranged with their permit the-knives to be thrown into operation, sa1d mechanlsm actingyto, withdraw sa1d knlves from said operatlon upon-the reporting means for said knives having beveledfaces formed thereon, mechanism for throwing sa1d knlves outof operation com.-

prising a transversely movable member hav mg beveled faces formed thereon for en.- gagement w th the beveled faces of said moving'said member to carry the beveled faces onsaid member and saidknifesupporting means out of engagement to permit said knives to be thrown into operation.

' 18. A Welt beating machine having, in

"combination, a welt support, 'a rotary member, a serles of beating elements earned by for adjustment to locate its plane of rotation in different angular positions with 'rela-' tion to the length of the welt.' I

20. "A welt beating machine having, in

combination, a welt' supportf'a beater arranged to deliver blows on the welt in a direction'oblique'to its surface and having provision for rotary adjustment about an axis substantially perpendicular to the welt support and located adjacent tosaid sup port and means for operating the beaten 21. A welt beating machine having, in combinationfa welt support, a beater arrection oblique to its surface, a frame supporting said beater, a base, and an are shaped tongue and groove connection'be tween said frame and said base, arranged knife supporting means, and mechanism for ranged to deliver blows on the weltin a dito permit angularsliding adjustment of the frame with relation to the base to change the direction of movement 'of the beater with relation to the length of the welt.

22. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, :a beater arranged to deliver blows on the welt in a direction oblique to its surface, a frame supporting said beater and having provision for angular adjustment in a plane parallel with the welt support, means for adjusting said frame comprising a toothed member secured to said frame, a worm'meshing with the teeth of said member, a shaft supporting said worm, a gear on said shaft, a gear segment meshing with said gear, a rock shaft upon which said gear segment is mounted, and treadles and connections therefrom for rocking said last named shaft.

23. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a rotary memher, a series of heating elements carried by said member, Welt slitting knives secured to said member, said member having provision for adjustment to locate its plane of rotation in a position oblique to the length of the welt, means for holding said welt slitting knives normally withdrawn from operation, and means under the control of the operator for actuating said last mentioned means to permit the knives to be thrown into operation and for adjusting said member to locate its plane of rotation in a position oblique to the length of the Welt.

let. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a welt beating element arranged to move into engagement With the welt and thereafter to move over the welt in rubbing contact therewith and a welt slitting knife mounted on the welt engaging portion of said welt beating element.

25. A welt beating machine, having, in combination, a welt support, a rotary head, and a welt slitting knife mounted on the head and arranged with its edge substantially parallel to the plane of rotation of the head, the head having provision for adjustment to locate its plane of rotation oblique to the length of the welt.

26. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a rotary member, a series of welt beating elements eccentrically mounted on the rotary member, and welt slitting knives mounted on certain of the welt beating elements and arranged to project from the welt engaging faces thereof.

27. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support,a beating element arranged to deliver blows on the welt in a direction oblique to its surface and means constructed and arranged to cause the beating element to strike the welt in a direction transverse thereto.

28. A welt beating machine having, in

combination, a welt support, and a beating element arranged to deliver blows on the 'ment arranged to move into engagement with the welt and thereafter to move over the welt in rubbing contact therewith and means constructed and arranged to cause the heating element to move over the welt in a direction transverse to the welt.

30. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a beating element arranged to move into engagement with the welt and thereafter to move over the welt in rubbing contact therewith and means constructed and arranged to cause the heating element to move over the welt in a direction transverse thereto and away from the upper.

31. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a beating element arranged to move into engagement with the welt and thereafter to move over the welt in rubbing contact therewith and means constructed and arranged to cause the beating element to move over the welt in a direction transverse thereto and toward the upper.

32. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, and a beating element having a movement downward on the welt and then along over the welt in rubbing contact therewith, said machine having provision for adjustment to direct the rubbing movement of the beating element transversely of the welt toward or away from the upper.

33. A welt beating machine, having, in combination, a support for the welt of a lasted shoe, and welt beating means arranged with relation to the Welt support to beat out the portion of the welt supported thereby and constructed to form indentations in the welt and to smooth out the indentations.

34. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, beaters constructed and arranged-to form indentations in the welt progressively in the direction of its width, and means for actuating the beaters.

35. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, beaters constructed and arranged to form indentations in the welt progressively from its inner to its outer edge, and means for actuating the heaters.

36. A welt beating machine having, in combination, a welt support, a welt beater having a blunt faced indentation forming projection on its welt engaging portion and means for actuating the heater to cause itto 'tion of its Width, and means for actuating move into engagement with. the Welt, and the heaters to cause them to engage the Welt 1C thereafter to inove ove'rthe Welt in rubbing successively. 1

37.-A We1t beating machine having, in

combination, a-welt support, heaters c'onvVVitne sses: r I V g structed and arranged to form indentations I HORACE VAN EVEREN, in the Welt at different points in thedirec- GEORGE E. STEBBINS.

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